Red Sox - 101 000 000 - 2 8 0The Red Sox had runners at second and third with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, but Jacoby Ellsbury grounded weakly back to Mariano Rivera and the Yankees finished a three-game sweep and clinched the AL East.
Yankees - 001 002 01x - 4 10 1
Texas led the Rays 5-0 after seven innings, but lost 7-6. Boston's WC Magic # is 2.
Bad news: The Yankees (with a magic number of 1) can clinch the East with a win this afternoon. New York will likely celebrate winning the division at home, but how's about we have them do it on Monday against the Royals? Just for appearance's sake.
MLB.com:
Byrd was the ultimate mixed bag [against the Royals] in his last start, giving up a five-spot in the first inning and then being unscored on for the remainder of an outing that lasted 6.2 innings. ...The Red Sox are 6 GA of the Rangers in the Wild Card, with a magic number of 3. Baring some bizarre effing disaster, the final week of the regular season will be little more than exhibition games, getting everyone ready and rested for the ALDS. Rays/Rangers at 3 PM.
Coming back after skipping one turn through the rotation to alleviate fatigue in his left shoulder, Pettitte showed signs of rust in the first inning against the Angels on Monday, quickly running up his pitch count ... Completing the sixth inning and reporting that his shoulder felt strong enough to continue pitching, Pettitte was instead pulled after 91 pitches.
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
ReplyDelete2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. Jason Bay, LF
4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
5. David Ortiz, DH
6. Mike Lowell, 3B
7. J.D. Drew, RF
8. Jason Varitek, C
9. Alex Gonzalez, SS
1. Derek Jeter, SS
2. Brett Gardner, CF
3. Mark Teixeira, 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
5. Hideki Matsui, DH
6. Nick Swisher, RF
7. Robinson Cano, 2B
8. Melky Cabrera, LF
9. Jose Molina, C
Start delayed by rain.
ReplyDeleteNo problem giving Victor a rest, but Brown and Kottaras must think they are invisible. Give a kid some ABs!
WTF? It is ESPN?!? And a MFY announcer in each radio booth? What a fucking disaster.
ReplyDeleteSunday night Baseball yeah boy, actually I don't give a frack about this game, just get out of town with no more injuries.
ReplyDeleteAnd a MFY announcer in each radio booth? What a fucking disaster.
ReplyDeleteThis is part of some money gimmick for charity.
WTF? It is ESPN?!?
ReplyDeleteThis is the Sunday night game that was rescheduled for Yom Kippur.
And yes, we do control the world, thank you for asking.
ReplyDeleteFirst Astroturf, now this.
ReplyDelete(shakes head)
We may control the world, but not the weather. Looks like the rain delay will mean the game will not end before the holiday begins.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, we do control the world
ReplyDeleteAnd you're doin' a heck of a job.
alright jon miller - mute for you.
ReplyDeleterainy infield - but how many SB today?
ReplyDeleteminimum 4 -- max of 10.
Why the FUCK is Varitek catching?!
ReplyDeleteWhy is Morgan telling us "we know" Beckett is going to start game 1. Someone should fire that man.
ReplyDeletetito trying to embarrass him into retiring before the alds?
ReplyDeletehey, flo, take horseface to the woodshed
ReplyDeleteLoaded for the Doctor.
ReplyDelete"Why is Morgan telling us "we know" Beckett is going to start game 1. Someone should fire that man."
ReplyDeleteHis follow-up was even better: "but we don't know who will start game two because of Wakefield's back problems."
rx pls
ReplyDeleteCome on Doc, go all RX on their asses.
ReplyDeleteHey, we can hit the ball off of your pitchers too!
ReplyDeleteI love how they say "Mike can't run after the hip surgery". He wasn't exactly Ellsbury before that!
ReplyDeleteBlogger seems to be shitting the bed today.
ReplyDeleteAnyone else getting this error: bX-fzus4l
ReplyDeleteI was about to say the same thing as Kevin. Blogger is making it too annoying to thread today.
ReplyDelete****
I'd love to see Pettitte get banged around and that idiot Girardi burn through his pen today.
But I think I'll have to see it w/o the thread.
blogger is funny - pls use this bx code thing when you email us for help. does anyone actually do that? has anyone ever done that?
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, we do control the world
ReplyDeleteAnd you're doin' a heck of a job.
Where is my cut, that's what I want to know. I'd go to synagogue if it would help.
blogger is funny - pls use this bx code thing when you email us for help.
ReplyDeleteEspecially since there IS no blogger help, except posting on message boards and having snotty volunteers tell you it's your own fault.
the ol' 3-4-1 groundout.
ReplyDeleteif you get the "bx" the comment has posted, it just isn't reloading the page. so hit "back"
ReplyDeleteslappy on friday was the first mfy to get a HR and 3 SB since roberto kelly in 1991.
ReplyDeletewhat was the factoid earlier? sox are 1 of 2 teams since 1920 to do something with SB -- allow 7+ in a game twice in a season maybe??
His follow-up was even better: "but we don't know who will start game two because of Wakefield's back problems."
ReplyDeleteoh man i gotta get that exact quote later.
Do not adjust your sets!
ReplyDeletethe corpse is still a bit warm
ReplyDeleteI know you would all disagree, but Waldman in the booth w/ Castig is kind of cute.
ReplyDeleteEach grew up a fan of the rival team, by virtue of their hometown, so there was some amusing ribbing. And believe it or not, Waldman knows how to criticize NYY when she's out of the booth.
But fear not, I will say no more kind things about her so you will not have to shoot me.
3-4-3 groundout!
ReplyDeletei think blogger is back!
ReplyDeleteWaldman knows how to criticize NYY when she's out of the booth
ReplyDeleteShe knows who signs her checks.
You can tell us if she starts crying, though.
has morgan said byrd could be our #3?
ReplyDeleteWaldman: Here's a question for you and it's coming straight from the Yankees clubhouse. Who's the catcher in the playoffs?
ReplyDeleteCastig, without a moment's hesitation: Victor Martinez. I think that's obvious. There hasn't been an announcement to that effect, but there's no doubt. [etc etc]
yeah he's the main man, but i'm worried about any tek start. once in a ds or 2 times in a cs would be horrible.
ReplyDeleteBut it's not a charity event. It's just an extended Verizon ad. I've heard the promos for it for weeks ("the Verizon switch") and have not heard any mention of charity.
ReplyDeleteyeah he's the main man, but i'm worried about any tek start. once in a ds or 2 times in a cs would be horrible.
ReplyDeleteI have faith in Playoff Assassin.
Castig: There is talk of Derek Jeter being a strong candidate for the MVP Award. I want to ask you: what the fuck is wrong with those people? They are batshit insane.
ReplyDeleteWaldman: Well, Joe, I'd like to keep my job. Let's leave it at that.
Wait, did the Cactus just throw out a runner!?!
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS, OF ALL THE DRAMATIC THINGS I HAVE EVER SEEN ............
ReplyDeleteOB just came back from the Sterling booth, and he's imitating him a bit. They're making fun of Sterling's HR calls.
ReplyDeleteHey!! Happy Birthday Johnny Pesky!! Number 90
ReplyDeleteI missed the CS.
ReplyDeleteCano got shot by a sniper halfway to second and Seabass walked over and tagged him, right?
past a ranging jeter!
ReplyDeletewhy has espn shown the dp like 38 times?
ReplyDeleteOh, look, a home run to right field in Yankee Stadium.
ReplyDeleteBecause we haven't seen that 30 billion times already this season.
The Yankee bias in this broadcast is ridiculous. Have they spent even 10 seconds yet talking about the Sox? About the only comlimentary thing said about the Sox so far was when they said, "He's back!" about Varitek's hit. And I'm fairly certain that was sarcasm, so it doesn't really count.
ReplyDeletedong - that pitch was grooved. jeez.
ReplyDeletehow about *we* hit some out there?
The Yankee bias in this broadcast is ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteAnd NYY fans will tell you they are over-the-top biased in favour of the Red Sox.
They say the same thing about McMoron. It's insane.
ReplyDeletewas that spike lee with that ugly-ass cap?
ReplyDeleteNeed Detroit to win that division, cause you know the twinkies would just roll over for the MFY's.
ReplyDeletewas that spike lee with that ugly-ass cap?
ReplyDeleteYes
So the only black people there are Spike and U. Bolt?
ReplyDeleteDon't forget god.
ReplyDeleteI assume he's god, since his son walks on water.
does espn have a camera trained on everyone in the mfy dugout?
ReplyDeleteif ci's parents were there, espn would have a split screen of them in a little box in the corner of the screen for the entire game.
ReplyDelete"oh look, derek jeter's mom has something in one of her eyes. it might an eyelash. you can see where jeter gets his calm eyes."
You all need to turn off ESPN and listen to the radio. This game is not worth having a stroke over.
ReplyDeletei am happily watching espn on mute.
ReplyDeleteBut their camera work is driving you nuts!
ReplyDeleteit's not, actually. just being silly.
ReplyDeleteYeah right.
ReplyDeletewow, William Safire died.
ReplyDeleteHA! Fuck you Swisher!
ReplyDeleteOUT! Sit, mfer.
ReplyDeleteWow, Morgan got one right!!!
ReplyDeletewow, William Safire died.
ReplyDeleteI guess I should be nice, huh?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
ReplyDeleteThat is all.
Wow, I'm surprised Morgan backed the Sox on the Swisher play (him leaving 2nd early).
ReplyDeleteI liked his language columns.
ReplyDeleteI liked his language columns, too.
ReplyDeletedamn - missed it doing something else.
ReplyDeleteTelling that no one argued - not Swisher, not Girardi.
ReplyDeletereplay showed he did not leave early.
ReplyDeletepls remember that before you say the sox never get calls against the nyy (/l-girl)
ReplyDeleteHa ha, very good. However, the radio guys said that the replay angle is bad. Do you agree?
ReplyDeleteno. they had a perfect dead on shot. and assuming it was synched up correctly with lbj's catch, he very clearly did not leave early. no doubt about it.
ReplyDeleteCool! :)
ReplyDeletestrange that the 3B coach did not say anything. and girardi did not come out to "fire up" his team...
ReplyDeletesaito in.
ReplyDeleteYay Byrd! More like that, pls.
ReplyDeletemaybe he *is* our 3rd starter!
ReplyDeletehow the fuck do you not stop that?
ReplyDeleteCactusballa
ReplyDeletemove your goddamn body, cactus. christ
ReplyDeleteyou make a half-assed try with the glove like that when no one is on, not guys on 1st and 2nd.
ReplyDeleteShit
ReplyDeletecrap
ReplyDeletecrap
crap
If the fucking Cactus blocks that ball, at most one run scores, maybe not even that.
ReplyDeleteTek: don't call for the fucking high fastball. The only person who consistently swings at it is YOU.
ReplyDeleteThe Patriots beat the Falcons, we are in danger of not making the playoffs if we lose this game. I don't want to see something like losing 2 to the Jays and get into crunch time against the Spiders.
ReplyDeleteram ram up
ReplyDeletewe are in danger of not making the playoffs if we lose this game
ReplyDeletebullshit
at least tek won't be up for awhile, he struck out to end the last inning
ReplyDeleteI'd like to win this game so NYY doesn't celebrate winning the division today, with us there. And because who the fuck wants to get swept by the Yankees AGAIN.
ReplyDeleteOther than that, this game does not affect our post-season spot.
BP says we have a 99.97% chance to win the WC. ... But feel free to worry, if you must.
ReplyDeleteThe magic number is not going down but the number of games to play is, seems simple to me. Texas is winning again, what if they go on a streak to end the season?
ReplyDeletethey can win all their games and still lose. all we have to do is go 3-5.
ReplyDeleteand i don't see texas sweeping 4 from the angels.
ReplyDeleteif texas loses even one game next week, we can lose this game and go 2-5 and still win the card.
ReplyDeletewhat if they go on a streak to end the season?
ReplyDeleteWhat if a big meteor hits New England tomorrow???? OMG
Oh, I thought we had to win and they had to lose at the same time.
ReplyDeleteany number of red sox wins and/or rangers losses (on any day) totalling 3 - clinch!
ReplyDeleteso even if we go 0-8 and the rangers lose any 3 games = we win.
ReplyDeleteWhat if a big meteor hits New England tomorrow???? OMG
ReplyDeleteWe'd be awarded the wildcard in a meteor shortened season ;)
phillips: "jeter helped the yankees take the lead back in the sixth by leading off and making that all-important first out."
ReplyDeleteCI PARENTS!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletedrink !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We'd be awarded the wildcard in a meteor shortened season ;)
ReplyDeleteI like it! :)
Can we look forward to huge signs in the playoffs? We Are All New Englanders Today...
CI PARENTS!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteToldja
Do we win the East if the Yankees charter goes down?
ReplyDeleteI'm dyslexic with math no wonder I missed that.
ReplyDeletejetes leads the league with opposite field hits -- i'm sure that will surprise jere.
ReplyDeleteHowever, if the Yankees plane is hijacked and flown into the Sears Tower, they get awarded the next 15 World Series titles posthumously.
ReplyDeleteAnd the name of the sport is changed to "jeterball".
I was telling L this morning:
ReplyDelete"Can you imagine if Jeter died of a disease and it became known for decades as "Derek Jeter's disease"? We'd lose our collective shit."
And Jere's head would literally explode!
I believe that is one instance where "literally" is not hyperbole.
ReplyDeleteWill Youk be replaced in the field next inning? Sunset in NY was 4:38, meaning Yom Kippur started.
ReplyDeleteHm, good question. Is he observant?
ReplyDeleteAnd we have to know where Gabe Kapler is, too.
I'm at work, but I'm not a good Jew. And my mom is at Outback eating steak! We had a good laugh over that.
Oops its 6:35. I didn't expect the current time to be on that page.
ReplyDeletelet's hope coke adds life (and runs) to our offense.
ReplyDeletemaybe yook can hit a kosher dong next inning.
ReplyDelete"They have a nice steak, a huge salad and a baked potato for $10.99, and the steak is good! And it won't be crowded on Yom Kippur, I'm going!"
ReplyDeleteAnd you have to say "Yom Kippur" as "yahm kipper". It's quite amusing.
4:35 did seem early!
ReplyDeleteAt B-Ref, every player page is named with the first 5 letters of a player's last name and the first two letters of his first name.
ReplyDeleteBut they altered that pattern (for the only time, I believe) for Youkilis.
Sunset in Arlington TX is 7:17, they are at the top 7th.
ReplyDeleteFuck
ReplyDeleteFucking cheap-ass home run
crap dong
ReplyDeleteThere is no Sunday Night Baseball tonight. Fuck you whipped boy.
ReplyDeleteBut they altered that pattern (for the only time, I believe) for Youkilis.
ReplyDeleteTook me a minute.
We're watching the Sunday night game right now.
ReplyDeleteYou know what really sucks? The fucking Cactus is due up third next inning.
ReplyDeleteIf Tito doesn't PH for him I may go insane.
It was the usual way for quite awhile, but someone finally pointed it out to the guy who runs the site.
ReplyDeleteWell who is the best fastball hitter on the bench?
ReplyDeleteI'm expecting Rocco.
ReplyDeleteif the first 2 go quietly, i assume he'll bat.
ReplyDeleteI am SO happy I don't have TV.
ReplyDeleteAgainst the 'bat, anything is possible.
ReplyDeleteAgainst the 'bat, anything is possible.
ReplyDeleteNot really.
I got here just in time to see the now-deleted comment. I have to admit I've been having visions of plane crashes myself.
ReplyDeleteI think it has to just be a joke at this point with the Jeter shots. Miller talking about A-Rod's third base replacement from earlier in the year--cut to Jeter in dugout! Teixeira hits home run, cut to Jeter in dugout! I think these producers are just playing a drinking game. There's no way you could really think Jeter has something to do with any of this stuff.
Gee, some trolls have no sense of humour :)
ReplyDeleteFire on base!
ReplyDeleteMUST FUCKING PINCH HIT!!!
The floodgates are open.
ReplyDeleteV-Mart.
ReplyDeleteNice job going with Victor here.
ReplyDeleteV-Mart PHing
ReplyDeleteNice move going with moderation too!
ReplyDeletehahahahahahaha
ReplyDeleteV-Mart is AWESOME
ReplyDeletejere - go back to see the comment where i said your head would explode?
ReplyDelete... though talking about exploding heads is sick sick sick!!!
ah, the streak is dead. it was a great run, vmart!
ReplyDeleteUgh
ReplyDeleteTwo out
Lyndon, make Laura proud
L-B-J
ReplyDeleteL-B-J
L-B-J
L-B-J
L-B-J
ah, the streak is dead. it was a great run, vmart!
ReplyDeleteNot yet if we get to extras
oh man that would be awesome.
ReplyDeleteI along with the rest of the world wondered what Jeter was doing on that Cano error. And ESPN came through. Now I know. He stood there. Thank you, ESPN.
ReplyDeletePenis.
ReplyDeletequick you guys, turn your TVs off, hit a different window on your computer.
ReplyDeleteDammit
ReplyDeleteDAMMITDAMMITDAMMITDAMMITDAMMIT!!!!!!!
Was really looking forward to ONE win in this series. The red sox pitching was not horrible, but the lack of offense was depressing. Those bats better come alive against LAA.
ReplyDeleteTBR: 000 000 0
ReplyDeleteTEX: 020 030 0
... rut roh!
Tampa just tied it up!
ReplyDeleteTBR: 000 000 033
ReplyDeleteTEX: 020 030 01
still batting - top 9
... our old friend F. Francisco to the rescue once again.
ReplyDeleteHas GDGD frozen or are they still in the middle of a pitching change?
ReplyDeleteI heard Staats say TB took the lead 7-6! But I can't confirm as my mlb.tv is effed up and the box still says 6-6.
ReplyDeleteThe box score on MSNBC has Tampa ahead, 7-6, bottom 9 with 2 outs.
ReplyDeletefrozen for me and i gave up
ReplyDeletenow TB 8-6?
7-6, bot 9
ReplyDeleteTBR: 000 000 034
TEX: 020 030 01
2 outs to go for:
ReplyDeletemagic # 2
I still have it as 7-6
ReplyDeleteChris Davis batting with a full count.
Davis walked, Julio Borbon PHing
ReplyDeleteTampa wins!
ReplyDelete2 out BB
ReplyDeleteTBR: 000 000 034 - 7 11 0
ReplyDeleteTEX: 020 030 010 - 6 7 1
We can clinch tomorrow night if we beat the Jays and LAA beats Texas.
ReplyDeleteThis is so freakin awesome, since I have tix to tomorrow night--it went from no chance of seeing a clinch because the clinch would happen well before then, to, no chance of a clinch because the magic # still STILL be 3, to now having a chance to see a clinch again thanks to the TAMPA BAY RAYS!!! Who'da thought we'd be rooting for them in late Sept. this year.....
ReplyDeleteExcept that that game won't end until well after ours. Oh well....
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